Western Digital

Technology

SeniorEngineer,ManufacturingEngineering

$125–185k ~AI est. Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering at Western Digital. Skills: Contamination control, Cleanroom engineering, Environmental monitoring. Develop environmental surveys. Implement environmental surveys”

What You'll Achieve.

Verify compliance; Support area buy-off; Ensure cleanliness; Prevent yield-impacting defects; Support operational readiness; Maintain acceptable cleanliness levels

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, 4 to 7 years of experience in contamination control, 4 to 7 years of experience in cleanroom engineering, 4 to 7 years of experience in environmental monitoring

Nice to Have

Familiarity with lab testing methods

What You'll Do.

Develop environmental surveys

Implement environmental surveys

Monitor environmental surveys

Execute contamination sampling plans

Perform environmental sampling

Perform equipment sampling

Manage indirect material handling

Qualify indirect materials

Approve materials for use

Define cleanroom protocols

Provide training on protocols

Coordinate laboratory test plans

Analyse cleanliness data

Investigate deviations

Recommend mitigation actions

Support contamination control strategies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Production teams; Facilities teams; Quality teams; Engineering teams

Communication Scope

Cross-functional communication

Full Job Description

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. Key Responsibilities * Develop, implement, and monitor cleanroom environmental surveys, to verify compliance and support area buy-off. * Develop and execute contamination sampling plans for cleanroom environmental, equipment, tools, and process samples to ensure cleanliness and prevent yield-impacting defects. * Perform routine and event-based environmental and equipment sampling to support operational readiness and cleanroom classification. * Manage handling and qualification of cleanroom indirect materials by setting cleanliness criteria, performing inspections, and approving materials for use. * Define cleanroom protocols, including gowning, behavior, and contamination prevention practices, and provide training to ensure compliance. * Define and coordinate with laboratories implement test plans, analyse cleanliness data, investigation deviations, and recommending mitigation actions for product & process cleanliness complianc

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